The New Sounds
by Miles Davis

The New Sounds by Miles Davis
Year: 1951
Overall rank: 13,378th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1951 (11th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (392nd)
Award Best albums of all time (13,378th)

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Miles Davis bestography

The New Sounds is ranked 41st best out of 126 albums by Miles Davis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Miles Davis is Kind Of Blue which is ranked number 37 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 21,824.

Miles Davis album bestography « Higher ranked (12,735th)
In Person, Friday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume I
This album (13,378th)
The New Sounds
Lower ranked (13,823rd) »
Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet

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Overall rank: 13,378th | 1950s rank: 392nd | 1951 rank: 11th

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70/100 (from 31 votes)
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02/25/2026 19:03 fabm0  Ratings distribution  6,85959/100
 
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12/24/2025 18:31 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79370/100
 
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11/19/2025 08:31 marcoserra1966  Ratings distribution  79758/100
 
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09/22/2025 13:31 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,93769/100
 
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07/30/2025 22:52 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,04272/100

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From 01/03/2023 13:46 | #292475
Very moodý Miles, I dig this l ot
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Best Albums of 1951
1. Genius Of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk
2. Masterpieces By Ellington by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
4. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite by Machito
5. Ritual Of The Savage by Les Baxter
6. On Moonlight Bay by Doris Day
7. Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 by Les Paul & Mary Ford
8. Satchmo At Symphony Hall by Louis Armstrong
9. Lover Man by Billie Holiday
10. Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage by Maro Ajemian
11. The New Sounds by Miles Davis
12. Judy At The Palace by Judy Garland
13. Encores by Édith Piaf
14. 1ère Série: Félix Leclerc Chante Ses Derniers Succès by Félix Leclerc
15. Lullaby Of Broadway by Doris Day
16. Talking And Drum Solos by Baby Dodds
17. George Gershwin: Porgy And Bess by Lehman Engel / Lawrence Winters / Camilla Williams / Inez Matthews / Warren Coleman / Avon Long
18. The Great Caruso by Mario Lanza
19. Blessed Assurance by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
20. Alternate Masters Vol. 1 by Charlie Parker
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